Place a washer lock washer and nut on each concrete anchor to hold the railing in place.
How to install aluminum railing on concrete steps.
Large diameter tapcons or ldt s are the fastest strongest fasteners i ve found for anchoring to concrete.
Repeat this step for each flange.
It is not very difficult as long as you have the proper tools and a basic understanding of how it all works.
Place a marker in each of the four screw holes in the flange to mark the concrete.
In this video i show steps for using them to insta.
Step 1 measure.
Place your metal railing set the metal railing on the concrete steps with the concrete anchors protruding through the railing s anchor points.
Thomas needed to install a short railing for the two concrete steps in his father s garage.
Get the height as well as the length of your porch railing measured.
Center the flange so that the post hole marking is in the center of the flange.
Use a marker to trace around the edges of the railing.
Attaching the railing to a concrete base to attach your railing to concrete you will need a hammer drill to drill into the concrete a standard drill for drilling into the pipe an allen wrench to tighten the fittings a hammer a tape measure hack saw vacuum extension cord and a sharpie marker.
Place a metal flange over one of the marks on the concrete.
Use the coring drill to drill out holes for the.